Michael Nyman

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composer film score composer human minimalist composer pianist

Michael Nyman is an English composer and pianist best known for his influential minimalist film scores, particularly for director Peter Greenaway and the acclaimed soundtrack to "The Piano."

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Michael Nyman canonical 13

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instanceOf composer ⓘ
film score composer ⓘ
human ⓘ
minimalist composer ⓘ
pianist ⓘ
activeIn 20th century ⓘ
21st century ⓘ
collaboratedWith Jane Campion ⓘ
Peter Greenaway ⓘ
composedForFilm A Zed & Two Noughts ⓘ
Drowning by Numbers ⓘ
Prospero's Books ⓘ
surface form: Prospero’s Books

The Draughtsman's Contract ⓘ
surface form: The Draughtsman’s Contract

The Piano ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship United Kingdom ⓘ
dateOfBirth 1944-03-23 ⓘ
educatedAt King’s College London ⓘ
Royal Academy of Music ⓘ
employer Michael Nyman Band ⓘ
familyName Nyman ⓘ
founded Michael Nyman Band ⓘ
genre contemporary classical music ⓘ
minimalism ⓘ
givenName Michael ⓘ
instrument piano ⓘ
knownFor collaborations with Peter Greenaway ⓘ
minimalist film scores ⓘ
soundtrack to The Piano ⓘ
language English ⓘ
name Michael Nyman self-link ⓘ
nationality English ⓘ
notableWork A Zed & Two Noughts ⓘ
surface form: A Zed & Two Noughts (score)

Drowning by Numbers ⓘ
surface form: Drowning by Numbers (score)

Don Giovanni ⓘ
surface form: In Re Don Giovanni

Prospero's Books ⓘ
surface form: Prospero’s Books (score)

String Quartet No. 1 ⓘ
The Draughtsman's Contract ⓘ
surface form: The Draughtsman’s Contract (score)

The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat (opera) ⓘ
The Piano ⓘ
surface form: The Piano (soundtrack)

The Piano Concerto ⓘ
occupation author ⓘ
composer ⓘ
musicologist ⓘ
pianist ⓘ
placeOfBirth London, England ⓘ
surface form: London
style driving rhythms ⓘ
repetitive structures ⓘ
tonal harmony ⓘ
wrote Experimental Music: Cage and Beyond ⓘ

Referenced by (13)

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BAFTA Award for Best Original Music → notableRecipient → Michael Nyman ⓘ
Man on Wire → musicBy → Michael Nyman ⓘ
The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover → composer → Michael Nyman ⓘ
Gattaca → musicBy → Michael Nyman ⓘ
The Ogre (1996 film) → musicBy → Michael Nyman ⓘ
Michael Nyman → name → Michael Nyman self-link ⓘ
Drowning by Numbers → musicBy → Michael Nyman ⓘ
Drowning by Numbers → composer → Michael Nyman ⓘ
The Piano → musicBy → Michael Nyman ⓘ
Angelo Badalamenti → notableCollaboration → Michael Nyman ⓘ
The End of the Affair → composer → Michael Nyman ⓘ
subject surface form: The End of the Affair (1999 film)
A Cock and Bull Story → musicBy → Michael Nyman ⓘ
song “Where the bee sucks, there suck I” → usedAsTextByComposer → Michael Nyman ⓘ
subject surface form: Where the bee sucks, there suck I